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The Chandigarh Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2026)

The Administrator of UT. Of Chandigarh vide No.No.ST/(CPI)/2026-27/1980, has issued Notification regarding revision of minimum rate of wages with effect from 01st October 2025. Please refer notification for more details.

Class of Employment

Sub Category

 Total Per Day

 Total Per Month

Unskilled

An employee engaged to do manual work by any part of his body like lifting, pushing, pulling, shifting of loads or digging, excavating, removing of earth, water etc. or who assist another employee in a schedule employment or who does any work of cleaning, sweeping, gardening or mali, guarding, washing, packing, wrapping, filling, washing etc. or who works as a waterman, masalchi, gateman, peon, kneedar, watchman, chowkidar, rickshaw puller, rehri wala, beldar, mazdoor, khalasi, poster paster, boardboy, oilman, as an aya or as cleaner on a vehicle or polisher on a vehicle etc. or any other person who does similar nature of jobs

      567.00

            14,737.00

Semi Skilled II

An employee who has not passed his intermediate or equivalent examination and have learnt by experience to work on a machine and operate or work on such machine or who has acquired some skill in any technical/professional trades and work on a machine or on the job of that trade or profession or who without having any special training from any Govt. recognized institution or school or board works as a plumber, rein forcer, spinner, stitcher, tailor, embroider, barber, mochi, pump attendant, mixerman, deffedar, mate,tarcol / paint sprayer or other sprayer or bazri spreader, quarry operator, jamperman, hammer man, sole cutter, upper-fitter, backer, securer, stiffer, skiver, heel builder, boatman, floor polisher, mistry, whitewasher, carpenter, distemperer, air conditioner operator or its repairer, moulder, compositor, rangaiwala, Roller man, saw man, plainer man cutterman,soaker, hanger man, drillman, leach houseman, lime yardman, drum man, tan yardman, book binder, wireman, buffer, grusher, waiter, , deliveryman, khatai wala, achaar/muraba maker, weighing man, lineman, bill collector, assistant cook, painteryman, stock boy, canvasser, glassfitter,cyclefitter or repairer, furniture polisher, type repairer, kantiwala, lohar, toka man, planer, light vehicle driver or a chauffeur, conductor or who works as a welder, sheet metal worker ,fitter, turner, machine man, grinder man or as machinist grinder radio/TV wireless repairer, blacksmith, motor mechanic, diesel engine operator or other machines operator, diesel mechanic, meter reader etc. or any other person who does any work similar to any of the above

      573.00

            14,887.00

Semi Skilled I

An employee who has passed his intermediate or equivalent examination and have learnt by experience to work on a machine and operate such machine or who worked at least for five years on any of the work/job falling under the semi-skilled-II category or who is a driver of medium/heavy/special vehicle or who is a head mate, massion, glass cutter, bakery mistry, halwai, rafugar, dry cleaner, pressman, steward, head bearer, head waiter, film repairer, guide, cook, tandooriya, coffee-man, photographer, video camera operator, dispenser, analyst, checker, computer operator, Inspector, weaver, shaver, electroplater, glassblower, decorator, scudder, dyer, flesher, finisher, setter, splitter, laboratory assistant chemist, attendant, die maker, refrigerator mechanic, ginisher, luster, candle man, spinning master, printing master, screening master, artist etc. or who does any work similar to any of the above

      576.00

            14,987.00

Skilled II

An employee, who has passed a certificate examination in technical or other professional trade from a Govt. recognized institution, board or a university and who does work in that trade or profession and include a grinder man, machinist grinder man, line man, welder, turner, machinist, wireman, electrician, shaper man, painter, blacksmith, goldsmith, sheet metal worker, fitter, radio/TV/wireless mechanic, die maker, air conditioner operator or mechanic, laboratory attendant, chemist, compounder, printing man/printer, craftsman, smith, lithographer, compositor, moulder, rangaiwala, watch repairer or watch assembler, computer mechanic, software developer, motor mechanic or motor binder, refrigeration mechanic, blower man, senior machine operator, computerize machine operator, etc. or who does any similar nature of jobs on having obtained a similar certificate.

      584.00

            15,187.00

Skilled I

An employee who passed his diploma or equivalent examination in any discipline from any Govt. recognized institution, Board or a university and does work in that discipline or who is at least a graduate and does any of the work falling under skilled-II category and includes a medical representative, advertiser, marketing professional or a chef or technical supervisor etc. or who does any similar nature of jobs.

      593.00

            15,412.00

Highly Skilled

An employee who is a graduate in engineering or in any other special or other professional trade from a Govt. recognized institution, board or a university and employed to do work in that discipline or who is employed as a foreman, manager, executive, or an officer, having no power of managerial functions or who does any work similar in nature.

      608.00

            15,812.00

Class-III (Staff)

Passed matriculate or equal exam

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Clerk

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Time keeper

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Munshi

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Store Assistant

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Store Keeper

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Accounts Assistant

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Typist

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Steno-Typist

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Receptionist

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Personal Assistant

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Cashier

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Draftsman

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Telephone Operator

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Computer Applicator

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Counterman

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Ticket Checker

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Ticket Collector

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Legal Assistant

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Supplier

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Nurse or Nursing Assistant

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Compounder

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Technologist

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Radiologist

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-III (Staff)

Person doing similar work

      577.00

            15,012.00

Class-II (Staff)

Graduate (except Technical)

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Accountant

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Stenographer

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Work in charge

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Office Supervisor

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Salesman

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Purchase Man

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Store Incharge

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Architect

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Artisian

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-II (Staff)

Person doing similar work

      583.00

            15,162.00

Class-I (Staff)

Assistant Manager

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Foreman

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Executive

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Engineer officer

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Office Supervisor

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Medical Officer

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Doctor

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Dentist

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Surgeon

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Pharmacist

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Vaid

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Hakim

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Homeopath

      597.00

            15,522.00

Class-I (Staff)

Person doing similar work

      597.00

            15,522.00

 

Click here to read the notification.

Please take a printout of the enclosed minimum wage revision circular and prominently display it at the entrance of the office/factory premises so that all employees can easily read it.

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